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2 TIM OTHY 1
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Key verses in 2 Timothy
1:6 Fan into flames the spiritual
gift God gave you.
to show us his grace through
Christ Jesus.
1:7- 8 For God has not given us a
spirit of fear and timidity, but of
power, love, and self-discipline. So
never be ashamed to tell others
about our Lord.
1:14 Through the power of the
Holy Spirit who lives within us,
carefully guard the precious truth
that has been entrusted to you.
1:9 For God saved us and called
us to live a holy life. He did this,
not because we deserved it, but
because that was his plan from
before the beginning of time—
2:15 Work hard so you can
present yourself to God and
receive his approval. Be a good
worker, one who does not need
to be ashamed and who correctly
explains the word of truth.
Greetings from Paul
This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of
God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I have
been sent out to tell others about the life he has
promised through faith in Christ Jesus.
2 I am writing to Timothy, my dear son.
May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord
give you grace, mercy, and peace.
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Encouragement to Be Faithful
3 Timothy, I thank God for you—the God I serve
with a clear conscience, just as my ancestors
did. Night and day I constantly remember you
in my prayers. 4 I long to see you again, for I remember your tears as we parted. And I will be
filled with joy when we are together again.
5 I remember your genuine faith, for you share
the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois
and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same
faith continues strong in you. 6 This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift
God gave you when I laid my hands on you. 7 For
God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity,
but of power, love, and self-discipline.
8 So never be ashamed to tell others about
our Lord. And don’t be ashamed of me, either,
even though I’m in prison for him. With the
strength God gives you, be ready to suffer
with me for the sake of the Good News. 9 For
God saved us and called us to live a holy life.
He did this, not because we deserved it, but
because that was his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his grace through
Christ Jesus. 10 And now he has made all of this
plain to us by the appearing of Christ Jesus,
our Savior. He broke the power of death and
illuminated the way to life and immortality
through the Good News. 11 And God chose me
to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of
this Good News.
12 That is why I am suffering here in prison.
1:12 Or what has been entrusted to me.
2:25 Gently instruct those who
oppose the truth. Perhaps God will
change those people’s hearts, and
they will learn the truth.
3:16 -17 All Scripture is inspired by
God and is useful to teach us what
is true and to make us realize what
is wrong in our lives. It corrects us
when we are wrong and teaches us
to do what is right. God uses it to
prepare and equip his people to do
every good work.
But I am not ashamed of it, for I know the one
in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to
guard what I have entrusted to him* until the
day of his return.
13 Hold on to the pattern of wholesome teaching you learned from me—a pattern shaped by
the faith and love that you have in Christ Jesus.
14 Through the power of the Holy Spirit who lives
within us, carefully guard the precious truth
that has been entrusted to you.
15 As you know, everyone from the province
of Asia has deserted me—even Phygelus and
Hermogenes.
16 May the Lord show special kindness to Onesiphorus and all his family because he often
visited and encouraged me. He was never
ashamed of me because I was in chains. 17 When
he came to Rome, he searched everywhere until
• Hospitality
2 TI M OTHY 1:16
Paul writes this letter from prison in
Rome. He had been a prisoner in Rome
before, but this time was different. The
political heat had been turned up against
Christians, and it was dangerous for
anyone to visit this highly visible Christian
preacher. Paul was now in a cold prison
cell, with almost no human comforts,
awaiting certain death. All the Christians
had deserted him—all except this one
hospitable person, Onesiphorus. He
had the courage to visit Paul in prison,
realizing that this simple act put him
and his entire family at risk. But what a
blessing he was to Paul. Where can you
go and what can you do to be a “breath
of fresh air” to another person?